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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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